Isabeli Fontana

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Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (; born 4 July 1983) is a Brazilian model. She is known for her work with brands like Victoria's Secret and has been on the cover of Vogue 58 times. Vogue Paris named her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s decade.

Early life Fontana was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, to Maribel Bergossi and Antonio Carlos Fontana. She is of Italian descent, and states that a grandmother had some Portuguese roots. At just 13 years of age she made it to the finals of the 1996 Elite Model Look. The following year she moved from Brazil to Milan, Italy.

Career

Early work 1996-1999 Isabeli Fontana started modelling at the age of 12, and with the support of her mother, she entered a local Elite Model Look contest and ranked in the 3rd place. In 1997, she decided to pursue modeling professionally by moving to Milan. Soon after the Victoria's Secret shoot, she was signed by Versace, Ralph Lauren, and Valentino.

In 2009, she was featured as a 'Face of the Moment' in May 2009's US Vogue and appeared on the Viktor&Rolf and Revlon Fair, Fragrance campaigns. She also appeared on the Chanel F/W 09 makeup line campaign. Fontana also appeared on the cover of Vogue Paris for the November issue.

Fontana can be seen in the spring/summer 2011 campaigns for Escada, Dolce and Gabbana, Uniqlo, and Ann Taylor. Fontana had been the face of Viktor & Rolf's fragrance Flowerbomb in 2014 as well as Bvlgari's Goldea from 2015. She has appeared in the Pirelli Calendar on a number of occasions, including in the 2011 calendar, which features models posing as Greek and Roman gods, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld. In 2011, she was part of the Miss Universe 2011 judging panel.

Personal life In her youth, Fontana attended a Catholic school in the Portão district of Curitiba. She is often seen making the sign of the cross in footage. Nevertheless, she is a non-practicing Roman Catholic. She was married to model Álvaro Jacomossi but they divorced in 2004. Their son, Zion, was born in 2003. In 2021 she gained Italian citizenship due to her Italian ancestry.

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